Manny's Nails

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Manny's Nails, customers often noticed an odd phenomenon: whenever a delivery driver parked his truck outside, his dog would start barking uncontrollably from inside the salon. No one knew why—until they saw the reflection of the truck in the nail-polish display. It turned out that the dog was deathly afraid of nail polish brushes. Every time he saw them reflected in the big mirror behind the counter, he thought it was another dog growling at him. Once someone pointed this out, everyone had a good laugh—and now, whenever a delivery driver arrives, staff discreetly cover the mirrors with old newspapers.

2. At Manny’s Nails, customers started noticing something peculiar one morning. As soon as a regular sat down for her weekly manicure, she heard a faint, rhythmic tapping sound coming from outside. Curious, she peered out the window and saw nothing but empty streets. The tapping continued, growing louder with each stroke. Finally, an old delivery driver appeared, waving cheerfully while banging his cane against the pavement in time to the music. ‘Hey, Manny!’ he called out, “I’m here with your weekly supply of nail polish!” Everyone burst into laughter, realizing that Manny had been serenading them all along with his unique way of arriving on time.

3. At Manny’s Nails, customers began noticing strange noises one afternoon. Every time a new client sat down for a pedicure, they would hear faint clicking sounds coming from behind the closed door of the treatment room. The clicking grew louder with each session until one day, an elderly lady asked Manny if there was a tiny mouse in his nail salon. Manny laughed and said, ‘No, ma’am, that’s just my new vacuum cleaner cleaning up after your pedicures!’ Everyone had a good laugh, and soon enough, Manny’s Nails became known as the place where you could get both a perfect mani-pedi and a free vacuum service.

4. At Manny’s Nails, every Thursday afternoon around closing time, a mysterious voice would announce over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, your lucky number for today is…’ followed by a random digit between 1 and 9. One day, an excited delivery driver won the number and rushed outside shouting, ‘I’m rich!’ Only to realize it was just 3—same as his gas tank level. Meanwhile, an elderly lady claimed she always won because her birthday was on the 7th. The whole place burst into laughter when Manny announced, ‘And remember folks, winning here means you get a free mani-pedi!’